Wow, thats a lot of information to collate and organise. Thanks to you all
A couple of questions though. In 1871, there are two heads of the household at 24 New England Street, both called William H Hills. Why would this be? Is it likely that there are two seperate apartments in the property, one headed by the elder William, one by the younger? I would assume that there must have been some unusual arrangement, otherwise the people would have been listed as son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Also, I will now be left dangling on tenterhooks until I get the birth certificate of my great-grandfather George William Hills, because Ellen would be too old to be his mother and the mother of at least a few of his siblings, but his father didn't get married to his wife Kate until at least five years after the birth of George's sister, and three years after Georges birth, so I wonder if there may have been a third Mrs Hills in between.
Whatever, it seems that William was a bit of a randy old goat!! (Hope that genetic trait has been passed on!!!)
Glen
